Critical thinking negatively correlates with own-keyword use in middle-aged participants (Group 2), with a non-significant similar trend in Group 3¶

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q2 i3 Within demographic Group 2 (n=8), own keyword use significantly negatively correlates with critical thinking scores (τ = −0.79, p = 0.01). → Pablo Flores Romero 2025 q2 i? A similar negative correlation in Group 3 did not reach statistical significance (τ = −0.54, p = 0.11). → Pablo Flores Romero 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Pablo Flores Romero 2025¶

Pablo Flores Romero, Kin Nok Nicholas Fung, Guang Rong & Benjamin Ultan Cowley. (2025). Structured human-LLM interaction design reveals exploration and exploitation dynamics in higher education content generation. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00332-3

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Network analysis within demographic cluster 2 (n=8, middle-aged, limited teaching experience). Printed effect size τ = −0.79 (p = 0.01): "a significant negative correlation between the use of their own keywords and scores in critical thinking".

"For Group 2, there was a significant negative correlation between the use of their own keywords and scores in critical thinking (τ = −0.79, p = 0.01), with bootstrapped CIs ranging from -1.00 to -0.24."

Pablo Flores Romero 2025 (2)¶

Pablo Flores Romero, Kin Nok Nicholas Fung, Guang Rong & Benjamin Ultan Cowley. (2025). Structured human-LLM interaction design reveals exploration and exploitation dynamics in higher education content generation. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00332-3

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Network analysis within demographic cluster 3 (n=7, Finnish participants with extensive teaching experience). The same negative trend was observed but did not reach statistical significance (τ = −0.54, p = 0.11).

"A similar negative correlation was observed in group 3, but did not reach statistical significance (τ = − 0.54, p =0 . 1 1 )."

Discussion¶

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